The victory keeps the Scorpions a half game in front of Cheyenne Mountain in the hunt for the league crown. The Indians, who also won Tuesday night, play Air Academy on Thursday and Palmer Ridge on Friday. The Scorpions conclude the season with a Saturday matinee against Falcon.

Sand Creek closed the game with a 21-11 fourth-quarter run that kept the Scorpions the front-runners of their division. Langston Bell scored 11 of his 15 points in the final quarter, as the Scorpions rallied despite the absence of their star player.

Air Academy outscored the Wolves 40-39 in a close second half after leading the game by eight points in the second quarter.

James Sims and Stephen Heard also reached the double-digit scoring mark for the Kadets, adding 14 and 10, respectively.

With two games remaining, the Kadets are still in the mix for a league crown.

Sierra 43, Widefield 35

At Widefield: Keandre Lewis led Sierra with 13 points and four steals in a win over Widefield.

Despite Jymon Garreton's game-high 16 points, the Gladiators had trouble consistently finding the net and were held to six fourth-quarter points.

Anthony Gates and Michael Jordan led the Stallions in boards with six each.

Palmer Ridge 70, Falcon 52

At Palmer Ridge: Jeff Butler and Nick Vitwar each reached their season highs, scoring 20 and 14 points, respectively, as Palmer Ridge (13-9, 6-7 4A PPAC) hit 70 in a win over Falcon.

Matt and Edmund Cameron combined for 30 points for the Bears scoring 18 and 12, respectively.

Harrison 63, Coronado 49

At Harrison: Brothers Quincy and Quinzel Harding combined for 41 points in a win for Harrison (8-14, 5-6 4A CSML) that tied them for fourth place in their division with Coronado (8-14, 5-16). Darrius Graves added nine for the Panthers.

In what was a closely contested game throughout, Liberty secured the victory thanks to outstanding performances from its upperclassmen. A.J Bohuslavsky scored 13 for the Lancers and Matt Gosselin had 7.

After a tied first half, the Eagles outscored the Warriors by five in the second.

David Bray and Joey Black each scored 10 points for the Eagles.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Pine Creek 57, Palmer 16

At Pine Creek: Pine Creek outscored Palmer 31-12 in the first half and had an even more dominating performance in the second, scoring 23 and holding the Terrors to four second-half points.

The Eagles play Rampart on Friday in a game that will determine the 5A CSML champ. A win and Pine Creek would split the crown with Rampart, which beat Pine Creek on Feb. 4. A loss for the Eagles, and Rampart wins the crown outright.

Jayne Lydiatt had a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards for the Eagles.

Kara Flores led the Warriors with five points and four boards in the loss.